An American Family History

Bartlett Eaves

Bartlett Eaves was born about 1765 in Brunswick County, Virginia. His parents were Graves Eaves and Martha Yancy.

On September 11, 1784 in the Morgan District Superior Court show that

Whereas Bartlet Eves principal, Graves Eves, Samuel Hunter, Matthew Patterson, & Timothy Riggs securities, on the 2nd Mon of Oct 1783 entered into recognisance for the sum of 500 pounds the principal, the securities 120£ .... Eves failing to appear (twice), ...

In October, 1785 in Rutherford County, Graves Eves proved his son Bartlet Eves was under the age of 21 so he would not have to pay the poll tax.

Bartlett married his neighbor, Charity Lewis, about 1785.

Bartlett and Charity's children were born in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Nancy Eaves (1786, married Cornelius Autrey),
Graves Perry Eaves (1788, married Margaret),
Abel Lewis Eaves (1790, married Sarah Agnes Flood),
Bartlett Yancy Eaves (1792, married Nancy Elizabeth Thompson),
Howard Harvey Eaves (1794),
Burrell Eaves (1796, married Sarah Ann),
Jesse Berryman Eaves (1798, married. Lydia M. Nettles), and
Charity Eaves (1800, married Ezekiel Pruitt).

They were members of the Sandy Run Baptist Church.

In 1790 Bartlet Eaves appeared in Rutherford County in the 7th Company. The household consisted of 2 males over 16, 2 females and 2 males under 16.

In November 1792 Bartelette Eaves bought 10 acres in Rutherford County. The land was on Robertson's Creek (of Second Broad River) and was next to Thomas Robertson's original grant of 430 acres,
Abel Lewis' spring branch,
Bartlette Eaves' house and the
new Lincoln Road,
boding the north corner of the Thomas Robertson's original tract said then to be in Mecklenburg County. He paid was 250£. The deed was recorded on January 28, 1795. It was witnessed by Thomas Hawkins and Abel Lewis.

On August 8, 1795 James Arrowood bought

certain pieces of land lying ... on the Shole branch of Puzzel Creek originally patented by Jacob Davis ... to a stake in Eavis' line ... being one hundred acres more or less ...

from Thomas Davis, for 60£. The deed was witnessed by Abel Lewis and Bartlett Eavis.

In 1797 he sold James English the 10 acres he purchased in 1792 for 100£. The deed was witnessed by Abel Lewis and William Liversill.

In 1799, he bought a 50 acres on the northeast side of Robinson's Creek from Zachariah Sullins for 75£.It was the lower part of 200 acres granted to Abel Lewis by the Rutherford County Sheriff. This deed was witnessed by A. L. Lewis, and F. Morrow.

In 1800 the household was still in in the Rutherford County. The household consisted of

1 man between 26 and 45 -Bartlett age 35
1 woman between 26 and 45 - Charity
1 girl between 16 and 25 - Nancy age 16
1 boy betwen 10 and 15 - Graves age 14
4 boys under 9 - Abel Lewis age 9, Bartlett age 7, Howard age 5 and
Burrell age 3
1 girl under 9 - Charity age 1

Graves and Bartlett were dismissed from the Sandy Run Church in November, 1804.

In 1808 he sold 38 acres on Webb's Creek to Amos Wall for 10£. The deed was witnessed by John Wall and John Carter.

In 1809 he bought land in Jasper County, Georgia from Thomas Robinson.

In 1830 the household was in Perry County, Alabama.

In 1833 he was bondsman when Barltet E. Autery and Nancy Buttler who married Marengo County, Alabama.

Rutherford Co Deed Book L
13 Nov 1792.
Recorded 28 Jan 1795.

Thomas Robertson [Robertson/Robinson] of Rutherford Co to Barteelotte Eves of same for 250£, 10 acres of both sides "Robenson Creek" of Second Broad River near a half mile from the mouth...including Barteelote Eaves house...crossing the new Lincoln road...including the mill shoals...being the north corner of a grant to Thomas Robeson (Robinson) 17 (16) Nov 1764.
Witnessed by Thomas Hawkins, Abel Lewis.

Deed Book 14,
15 Sep 1797.

Bartlette Eaves of Rutherford Co to James English of same, 100£,
10 acres on Robeson Creek of Second Broad River near a half mile from the mouth. join Abel Lewis spring branch, Bartlette Eaves house, crossing the Lincoln road near twenty poles toward Rutherford Courthouse, including the mill and shoals, part of a grant to Robeson
17 Nov 1764.
Witnessed by Abell Lewis and William Leveritt. Rutherford Co

In 1786-87 the heirs of John Bradley (comprising his sons and son-in-law by his first wife: Thomas Bradley, Richard Bradley, and Elias Morgan), challenged the will of John Bradley. John Goodbread and his wife Mary Ledbetter (Bradley) Goodbread apparently counter sued.The suit “John Goodbread vs. heirs of John Bradley, decd.” was brought in the Morgan Judicial District Superior Court of Law & Equity.

Deposition of Susannah Eves, 20th August, 1787:

…deponent says she thinks said Bradley askd his wife mary why she did not come sooner, said Mary said she coud not git her creatin [critter? horse?] sooner. Then sd. Mary said to him the said Bradley old man youl die, have you made your will but cannot recollect what answer he made.

from The Sandy Run Settlement and Mooresboro by Virginia Greene DePriest
July 1976 "

The Sandy Run settlement may have begun as early as the 1750's. Some people came here from Virginia to escape the heavy tobacco tax, and they were not eager to have the crown find them. Their homesteads had often been occupied for years before the owners applied for a grant of land.

Because so many people lived on or near Sandy Run Creek it was logical for them to establish a place of worship. The Anabaptist Church or Society of Sandy Run was organized in 1772. In the beginning members met in homes. . .

Because there were so few churches, the Anabaptist Church on Sandy Run drew members from a wide area. Deeds for church members show these people living as far east as Kings Mountain, south down into present South Carolina, west as far as the North Pacolet and Green Rivers and north to the upper portions of Knob Creek of First Broad River.

A list of deeds showing where some of the people lived has also been compiled.

 

Name	from	family	Grant Dates		Adjoining	church	military
Baker, William			1783 1779 1773	Second Broad River- on Cherokee branch and Webb's Creek		Sandy Run Baptist
Baley (or Bailey), Samuel			1795	First Broad River	Robert Weir
Beam, David	Switzerland to South Carolina	m. Rachel Cain	1809	First Broad River on Magness's Creek	Troat
Black, Jane and Jean			1778 and 1780	Second Broad River-Cathey's Creek
Bridges, Benjamin			1783	First Broad River - Shoal Cree
Bridges, John			17831787	First Broad River- South Fork of Shoal Creek	Beaty
Bridges, Moses			177617901791	First Broad River, near mouth and near Yancy's Creek	Steohan, Shittance and Alexander Davidson
Bridges, Samuel			1739	First Broad River- both sides of Shoal Creek
Bridges, William			1787 and 1788	First Broad River-on south fork of Shoal Creek	John Bridges
Buchanan, William			1735	First Broad River - both sides
Camp, Joseph			1787	Second Broad River- south side
Collins, William			1782	Second Broad River- Rocky branch	Thomas Warren
Conner, John			1770	First Broad River - north side
Crow, Abraham			1802	First Broad River- on Knob Creek
Davidson, Alexander			1777	First Broad River- fork of First and Main Broad
Eaves, Bartlett				First Broad River - on Shoal Branch
Eaves, Bartlett,			1806	Second Broad River-Webb's Creek	Geshorn Lee
Eaves, Graves			1784 and 1785	Second Broad River - east side on Puzzle Creek
Elam, Jane			1814	First Broad River - east side at mouth of Knob Creek	Green and Peeler
Fouch, Jonathan			1773 1782 1789	First Broad River- east side	Pepes Tubbs
Gregory, Absalom			1780	First Broad River- on the Long Branch
Gregory, Joseph			1778 1779 1792 1806	First Broad River- east side at mouth of Sartin's Cabbin Branch	Andrew Hislip
Haines, John			1784	Second Broad River- Cathey's Creek
Hamrick (Henrick?), James			1769 1778 1785	First Broad River - both sides of Shoal Creek and Nob Creek
Hamrick (Henrick?), Samuel			1795 1800 1803 and 1804	First Broad River - Big Shoal Creek and on Poplar Branch and at mouth of John Hamrrick's soring branch	C. Stice andMatthew Turner
Hamrick (Henrick?), William			1816	First Broad River - Shoal Creek
Hawkins, Thomas			1795	Second Broad River
Jolley, William			1799	First Broad River	James M. Green and Cathrine Graham
Kirkendall, Abraham			1775	Second Broad River - west side
London, Mary (John)			1783	First Broad River- north, side near Maple Creek
Long, John and Pat			1810	Second Broad River - Cathey's Creek -
Magness, Furney Green			1790 1792 180l	First Broad River	Rrout
McEntire, John			1783 1785	First Broad River - Grassy Branch	John Hightower and William Pitman
McKinney, John			1783	First Broad River- Grassy Branch andCrain's Branch	Levi Winn andWidow Burns
McKinney, William			1783	First Broad River- Grassy Branch
Melton, Daniel and Jesse				Second Broad Riveron Puzzle Creek	Graves Eaves
Mode, James			1778 1783	First Broad River	Alexander McEntire, Jonathan Gregory andJames Moore
Osburn, Jeremiah			1790	First Broad River - both sides and mouth of the flat rock branch
Scoggins, Joseph			1819	Second Broad River - Puzzle Creek
Smith, Jane and Jean		(Thomas and John)	1768 1778 & 1787	First Broad River
Sullins (or Sulins), Jane		(John )	1783	Second Broad River - on Hogan's Branch
Taber, James				First Broad River - both sides and mouth of the flat rock branch
Thompson, Gideon			1788	First Broad River - both sides Wilkins Creek
Vinzant (or Vinsant), Catharine			1787 1795	First Broad River on north side below shoals andmouth of John Sartin's branch
Watkins, Sarah			1812	Second Broad River
Webb, John			1775	Second Broad River- west side
Wellmon, William			1795	First Broad River- Magness's Creek, the east side
Whitesides, John			1778	First Broad River - adjoining John Smith
Whitesides, Samuel			1777	First Broad River - north fork
Whitesides, Thomas			1777 1787	First Broad River - north fork and below shoals
Wilson, Jonathan			1778 and 1783	First Broad River -Williams Creek